ENERGY BALANCE:

1) EVAPORATOR:
Heat supplied by steam =(heat required to boil spent lye) + (Heat required to vaporize glycerin)
Therefore, W
S

S
= mc
p
t
1
+ m
1

S
-latent heat of inlet steam to the first effect = 2257.86 KJ/ kg
W
s
-mass flow rate of inlet steam
m-mass flow rate of feed to the first effect = 55774 .3 kg/hr
c
p
-specific heat of lye = 2.41 KJ/kgC
m
1-
mass flow rate of glycerin = 3904.17 kg/hr
-latent heat of glycerin solution = 6987.46 KJ/kg
W
S
2257.86 =[55774.32.41(21.54)] +(3904.176987.46)
W
S
= 5.153 Kg/sec
Thus amount of steam required = 5.153 Kg/sec
2) BAROMETRIC CONDENSER:
Vapor entering the condenser m =55774.3 Kg/hr
Inlet temperature of cold water =30C
Outlet temperature of water =50C
m
w
c
p
t = m
m
w
-mass flow rate of water
c
p
-specific heat of water =4.187 KJ/kgC
-latent heat of glycerin vapour=6987.46 KJ/kg
m
w
4.187(50-30) = 55774.36987.46
m
w
= 4653.937 Kg/hr
Therefore amount of cold water required = 4653.937 Kg/hr
3) STILL:
Amount of glycerin = 93700 Kg/day
= 7808.3 Kg/hr
Latent heat of glycerin = 6987.46 KJ/kg
Heat required to vaporize glycerin = m
= 7808.36987.46

= 5456.018310
4
KJ/hr
Amount of water = 23425 Kg/day
= 1952 Kg/hr
Latent heat of water = 1965 KJ/kg
Heat require to vaporize water = m
= 19521965
= 3835.68010
3
KJ/hr
Therefore total heat required = 5839.586310
4
KJ/hr
Now taking superheated steam at 200C
Latent heat of steam at 200C = 1938.4 KJ/kg
Now Q = m
s

m
s
-mass flow rate of steam
Thus 5839.586310
4
= 1938.4m
s

m
s
= 30125.9 kg/hr
= 7230216 Kg/day
4) MAIN CONDENSER:
Heat of vaporization of glycerin = 18170 cal./mole
= 18170 4.18 92 J/Kg
= 6987.46 KJ/Kg
Amount of heat removed from the vapor Q = m
= (7652/3600) 6987.461000
= 14852.23 KJ/sec
(m)
W
C
p
t = (m)
G

(m)
W
4.187 (35-20) = 14852.23 KW
(m)
W
= (14852.23 1000) / (4.18715)
(m)
W
= 236.48 Kg/Sec
Amount of water required = 236.48 Kg/sec